point·less (pointls) adj.

Lacking meaning; senseless.
Ineffectual: pointless attempts to rescue the victims of the raging fire
Syn: Blunt; obtuse, dull; stupid



ge·ner·ic (j-nrk) adj.

Relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class;
Biology. Of or relating to a genus.



non·sense (nnsns, -sns) n.

Subject matter, behavior, or language that is foolish or absurd.
Extravagant foolishness or frivolity: a clown's exuberant nonsense.
Matter of little or no importance or usefulness
Insolent talk or behavior; impudence: wouldn't take any nonsense from the children.




OK - more detailed appraisal.

I'm afraid I can't provide the exact track names as I deleted them immediately after listening to them, but two of them were the same track, a SW original and an Amok remix. These two tracks, along with the others I heard, all consisted of cheaply constructed sounds put together in an entirely unimaginative way that replicated many hundreds or even thousands of almost identical and equally poorly thought out tracks that have been released over the last 10 years or so. The structure was entirely generic - the usual combination of boom boom kick drums, add a hissy ride, have a little breakdown, do a bit of filtering, repeat ad infinitum. To be honest myself and the other person in the room were laughing while listening to it. I was tempted to ask on here if the whole thing SW/Amok/Skull tunes saga was a joke that I hadn't cottoned onto yet.

You say they are new to producing techno - it shows.


a general, but related note - There'd be a whole lot less garbage to sift through if people took the time to listen to their music and ask themselves "should I release this? does this add anything to the techno world other than 1000 pieces of circular plastic? what does this music offer that makes it stand out from the thousands of other records out there?".

More self assessment and a whole lot more experience would go a long way.


Of course, people could just pump out their tracks willy nilly on as many labels as are willing to have them, without bothering to question whether the music is good enough or if it's worth releasing dozens of indistinguishable tracks. That's their choice, as everyone has a choice as to their opinions of it.

Perhaps my initial post was too unsophisticated - but it was a reflection of the subject matter.